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The seigneurial system was an institutional form of land distribution established in New France in 1627 and officially abolished in 1854. In New France, 80 per cent of the population lived in rural areas governed by this system of land distribution and occupation.

The Constitutional Act, 1791 was an act of the British Parliament. Also known as the Canada Act, it divided the Province of Quebec into
Upper Canada and Lower Canada. The Act was a first step on the long path to Confederation,
but its rigid colonial structures also set the stage for rebellion in the Canadas. (SeeRebellions of 1837–38.) The Act was also notable for giving women who
owned property in Lower Canada the right to vote — a high level of inclusion by the standards of the time.